Unyoking African university knowledge : : a pursuit of the decolonial agenda / / Amasa P. Ndofirepi, Simon Vurayai, and Gloria Erima.
Unyoking African University Knowledges unpacks and explores a new trajectory of how universities in Africa and the knowledges they deliver and produce can be emancipated from the vestiges of the relics of colonialism year after political independence.
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Ndofirepi, Amasa, author. Unyoking African university knowledge : a pursuit of the decolonial agenda / Amasa P. Ndofirepi, Simon Vurayai, and Gloria Erima. 1st ed. Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (204 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier African Higher Education: Developments and Perspectives Series ; v.14 Unyoking African University Knowledges unpacks and explores a new trajectory of how universities in Africa and the knowledges they deliver and produce can be emancipated from the vestiges of the relics of colonialism year after political independence. Intro -- Prelims -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Notes on Contributors -- The African University in Pursuit of anEmancipatory Knowledge Trajectory -- Chapter 01: The African University in Pursuit of anEmancipatory Knowledge Trajectory -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptions of Coloniality -- 3 Decolonisation in Higher Education -- References -- Chapter 02: African Knowledge and Canonicity -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Canon in Historical Context -- 2.1 The Challenge of Historical Inertia -- 2.2 Self-Reinforcing Practices of Exclus -- 3 Historical Moments for Irrevocable Cha -- 4 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 03: Africanising the University Curriculum -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualising the Curriculum -- 3 The Rationale of the Africanisation Na -- 4 Elements of a Curriculum -- 4.1 Curriculum Purpose -- 4.1.1 The Needs of the Learners -- 4.1.2 The Subject Matter by Specialists -- 4.1.3 Contemporary Studies of Society or -- 4.2 Curriculum Content -- 4.2.1 Validity -- 4.2.2 Utility -- 4.2.3 Feasibility -- 4.2.4 Interest -- 4.3 Methodology -- 4.4 Evaluation -- 5 Proposed Model to Africanise Higher Ed -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 04: The African University and the Urgent Need for Decoupling from the Global North -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief History of the University in A -- 3 The Decoupling Agenda -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 05: Cognitive Justice as Social Justice in PostcolonialAfrica -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualising Cognitive Justice and -- 3 Cognitive Justice, Social Justice and -- 4 Eurocentrism in the North South Dialec -- 5 Postcolonial African University -- 6 Decolonisation of African Universities -- 7 Role of Academic Leadership -- 8 Conclusion -- References. Chapter 06: False Dichotomy in Epistemic Decolonisation of Philosophy -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualising Epistemic Decolonisati -- 3 Decolonisation Arguments -- 3.1 Disjunctive Syllogisms -- 3.2 Constructive Dilemmas -- 3.3 Destructive Dilemmas -- 3.4 Implicit Dilemmas -- 4 Analysis of Arguments -- 5 Thinking of Decolonisation beyond the -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 07: From Academic Coconuts to Knowledge Custodians -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Setting the Context -- 2 Conceptualising the Metaphor "Academi -- 3 The Genesis and Transformation of HE i -- 4 Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy and Epis -- 4.1 Pedagogy and Epistemology of the Opp -- 4.2 Emancipatory Pedagogy and Epistemolo -- 5 African Higher Education and the Dyna -- 5.1 Language, Pedagogy, and Epistemology -- 5.2 Curriculum and Cultural Imperialism -- 5.3 Research and Publishing -- 6 Journals and Libraries -- 7 Unyoking the Trapped Voices -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 08: Decolonising the African Union Regional HigherEducation Policy -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Background on Regional Higher -- 2.1 The Mwalimu Nyerere Programme -- 2.2 Tuning Africa -- 2.3 Pan-African University Network -- 2.4 Regional Quality Assurance Networks -- 3 Neocolonial Entanglement within Africa -- 4 Decolonial Approach towards the Afri -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 09: Repurposing the University in Africa in the Context of the Tenacity of an Explicitly Racist Epistemology -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contextual Appreciation -- 3 Some Challenges in Deconstructing Euro -- 4 Repurposing the University in Africa: -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10: Social Justice Reconsidered -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 In Defence of Critique -- 3 Deepening Social Justice through Criti. 4 On Critical Online Teaching and Learni -- 5 Towards a Pedagogical Space for Critiq -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Decolonising Knowledge in African Universities -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decolonisation in the Epistemic Way -- 2.1 Decolonising the Curriculum-Six Diff -- 3 Decolonising the University, But Stayi -- 4 How Do We Compete Globally in Terms A -- 5 Is Decolonising the University Too Lat -- 5.1 Language, Knowledge, Curricula, and -- 5.2 Zoning & -- Ranking -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: The Hermeneutics of a Liberated Knowledge Fundin an African University -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Central Role of Knowledge -- 3 The Neoliberal University in Africa -- 4 Knowledge Hegemony in the Decolonial E -- 5 The Place of the African University in -- 6 Some Concluding Remarks -- References. 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Ndofirepi, Amasa, Vurayai, Simon, Erima, Gloria, Unyoking African university knowledge : a pursuit of the decolonial agenda / African Higher Education: Developments and Perspectives Series ; Intro -- Prelims -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Notes on Contributors -- The African University in Pursuit of anEmancipatory Knowledge Trajectory -- Chapter 01: The African University in Pursuit of anEmancipatory Knowledge Trajectory -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptions of Coloniality -- 3 Decolonisation in Higher Education -- References -- Chapter 02: African Knowledge and Canonicity -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Canon in Historical Context -- 2.1 The Challenge of Historical Inertia -- 2.2 Self-Reinforcing Practices of Exclus -- 3 Historical Moments for Irrevocable Cha -- 4 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 03: Africanising the University Curriculum -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualising the Curriculum -- 3 The Rationale of the Africanisation Na -- 4 Elements of a Curriculum -- 4.1 Curriculum Purpose -- 4.1.1 The Needs of the Learners -- 4.1.2 The Subject Matter by Specialists -- 4.1.3 Contemporary Studies of Society or -- 4.2 Curriculum Content -- 4.2.1 Validity -- 4.2.2 Utility -- 4.2.3 Feasibility -- 4.2.4 Interest -- 4.3 Methodology -- 4.4 Evaluation -- 5 Proposed Model to Africanise Higher Ed -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 04: The African University and the Urgent Need for Decoupling from the Global North -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief History of the University in A -- 3 The Decoupling Agenda -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 05: Cognitive Justice as Social Justice in PostcolonialAfrica -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualising Cognitive Justice and -- 3 Cognitive Justice, Social Justice and -- 4 Eurocentrism in the North South Dialec -- 5 Postcolonial African University -- 6 Decolonisation of African Universities -- 7 Role of Academic Leadership -- 8 Conclusion -- References. Chapter 06: False Dichotomy in Epistemic Decolonisation of Philosophy -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualising Epistemic Decolonisati -- 3 Decolonisation Arguments -- 3.1 Disjunctive Syllogisms -- 3.2 Constructive Dilemmas -- 3.3 Destructive Dilemmas -- 3.4 Implicit Dilemmas -- 4 Analysis of Arguments -- 5 Thinking of Decolonisation beyond the -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 07: From Academic Coconuts to Knowledge Custodians -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Setting the Context -- 2 Conceptualising the Metaphor "Academi -- 3 The Genesis and Transformation of HE i -- 4 Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy and Epis -- 4.1 Pedagogy and Epistemology of the Opp -- 4.2 Emancipatory Pedagogy and Epistemolo -- 5 African Higher Education and the Dyna -- 5.1 Language, Pedagogy, and Epistemology -- 5.2 Curriculum and Cultural Imperialism -- 5.3 Research and Publishing -- 6 Journals and Libraries -- 7 Unyoking the Trapped Voices -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 08: Decolonising the African Union Regional HigherEducation Policy -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Background on Regional Higher -- 2.1 The Mwalimu Nyerere Programme -- 2.2 Tuning Africa -- 2.3 Pan-African University Network -- 2.4 Regional Quality Assurance Networks -- 3 Neocolonial Entanglement within Africa -- 4 Decolonial Approach towards the Afri -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 09: Repurposing the University in Africa in the Context of the Tenacity of an Explicitly Racist Epistemology -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contextual Appreciation -- 3 Some Challenges in Deconstructing Euro -- 4 Repurposing the University in Africa: -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10: Social Justice Reconsidered -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 In Defence of Critique -- 3 Deepening Social Justice through Criti. 4 On Critical Online Teaching and Learni -- 5 Towards a Pedagogical Space for Critiq -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Decolonising Knowledge in African Universities -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decolonisation in the Epistemic Way -- 2.1 Decolonising the Curriculum-Six Diff -- 3 Decolonising the University, But Stayi -- 4 How Do We Compete Globally in Terms A -- 5 Is Decolonising the University Too Lat -- 5.1 Language, Knowledge, Curricula, and -- 5.2 Zoning & -- Ranking -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: The Hermeneutics of a Liberated Knowledge Fundin an African University -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Central Role of Knowledge -- 3 The Neoliberal University in Africa -- 4 Knowledge Hegemony in the Decolonial E -- 5 The Place of the African University in -- 6 Some Concluding Remarks -- References. |
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